diff --git a/src/handlers/ask-llm.ts b/src/handlers/ask-llm.ts
index f0a262c..801f8e7 100644
--- a/src/handlers/ask-llm.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/ask-llm.ts
@@ -51,21 +51,18 @@ export async function askGpt(context: Context, question: string, formattedChat:
   try {
     const [similarComments, similarIssues] = await Promise.all([
       comment.findSimilarComments(question, 1 - similarityThreshold, ""),
-      issue.findSimilarIssues(question, 1 - similarityThreshold, "")
+      issue.findSimilarIssues(question, 1 - similarityThreshold, ""),
     ]);
 
     const similarText = [
-      ...similarComments?.map((comment: CommentSimilaritySearchResult) => comment.comment_plaintext) || [],
-      ...similarIssues?.map((issue: IssueSimilaritySearchResult) => issue.issue_plaintext) || []
+      ...(similarComments?.map((comment: CommentSimilaritySearchResult) => comment.comment_plaintext) || []),
+      ...(similarIssues?.map((issue: IssueSimilaritySearchResult) => issue.issue_plaintext) || []),
     ];
 
-    formattedChat = formattedChat.filter(text => text);
+    formattedChat = formattedChat.filter((text) => text);
 
     const rerankedText = similarText.length > 0 ? await reranker.reRankResults(similarText, question) : [];
-    const [languages, { dependencies, devDependencies }] = await Promise.all([
-      fetchRepoLanguageStats(context),
-      fetchRepoDependencies(context)
-    ]);
+    const [languages, { dependencies, devDependencies }] = await Promise.all([fetchRepoLanguageStats(context), fetchRepoDependencies(context)]);
 
     const groundTruths = await findGroundTruths(context, "chat-bot", { languages, dependencies, devDependencies });
 
@@ -76,4 +73,4 @@ export async function askGpt(context: Context, question: string, formattedChat:
   } catch (error) {
     throw bubbleUpErrorComment(context, error, false);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/issue-fetching.ts b/src/helpers/issue-fetching.ts
index 9f96d7b..6f01340 100644
--- a/src/helpers/issue-fetching.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/issue-fetching.ts
@@ -41,21 +41,19 @@ export async function fetchLinkedIssues(params: FetchParams) {
   if (!issue) {
     return { streamlinedComments: {}, linkedIssues: [], specAndBodies: {}, seen: new Set<string>() };
   }
-  if (!issue.body || !issue.html_url) {
-    throw logger.error("Issue body or URL not found", { issueUrl: issue.html_url });
-  }
 
   if (!params.owner || !params.repo) {
     throw logger.error("Owner or repo not found");
   }
+
   const issueKey = createKey(issue.html_url);
   const [owner, repo, issueNumber] = splitKey(issueKey);
-  const linkedIssues: LinkedIssues[] = [{ body: issue.body, comments, issueNumber: parseInt(issueNumber), owner, repo, url: issue.html_url }];
+  const linkedIssues: LinkedIssues[] = [{ body: issue.body || "", comments, issueNumber: parseInt(issueNumber), owner, repo, url: issue.html_url }];
   const specAndBodies: Record<string, string> = {};
   const seen = new Set<string>([issueKey]);
 
   comments.push({
-    body: issue.body,
+    body: issue.body || "",
     user: issue.user,
     id: issue.id.toString(),
     org: params.owner,